The issue of the human rights of people with mental disabilities has been ignored for decades by the international agencies vested with the protection of human

Examining the mistreatment of persons with mental disabilities around the world, Michael Perlin identifies universal factors that contaminate mental disability

For many years, instituti ...

This book examines the changing relationship between disability and the law, addressing the intersection of human rights principles, human rights law, domestic

Introduced in 2008, the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities has existed for nearly a decade. This comprehensive study examines how courts i